Here’s Why the Omega Speedmaster Is Better Than the Rolex Daytona

recently I've made some pretty bold statements about the Omega Speedmaster best watch ever made in the world ever I called it the best thing since the Beatles so on and so forth and I stand by that but really all it needs to be is better than the Rolex Daytona a watch that is probably the most famous in the world today hang on to your hats because this is gonna get ugly we're on tour if you if you've joined me live at an event near you and hear first about limited edition Merchant giveaways then make sure to register at the link in the description below thank you let's start at the start why does the Omega Speedmaster exist at all you might think it was created to give Neil Armstrong some bling to flash off to the moonmen but no beadmasters Creation in 1957 was four years before the first American manned mission into space Space Age literally began the same year with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik so if a maker didn't make the Speedmaster Vanessa why did it make it at all there's a clue in the title professional in 1957 Omega released not one not two but three watches under the new moniker of professional these were big suddenly chunky watches built to be used by industry from the Seamaster 300 dive watch to the anti-magnetic rail master and of course the chronograph's Speedmaster prior to that Omega watches were built as a demonstration of the Brand's Precision Engineering and Artistry slim Dell OTE devices that were the furthest thing from a bulky sports watch Omega was on top of the world a leader in its field and then Rolex came along with the Submariner GMT master and milgauss it hadn't even occurred to Omega that people might need watches as part of their job and so Rolex really caught them napping except there was one thing Rolex couldn't get quite right the chronograph its other watches were all based around the same architecture and the chronograph was too far removed at that point to fit the mold as such hits chronograph's selection was severely outdated leaving Omega clear to strike it was a three-pronged attack on Rolex with the Seamaster 300 and rail Master taking on the Submariner and the milgauss and the Speedmaster something altogether new built just despite Rolex the Speedmaster really set a new trend for what a chronograph could be previous chronograph watches were not only smaller but prioritized elements like the tachymeter scale with much less importance for a chronograph designed for sports it needed to be big clear and easy to use the tachymeter moved outside the crystal the dial gained Clarity and contrast and the whole thing was inflated to a whopping but then at least 38 millimeters you see Omega had a crowning Jewel Rolex didn't sure Rolex had a watch people could Splash about in the sea with unsure Rolex had a watch that Pilots could wear to save them doing Simple arithmetic but Omega has something much better the Olympics it had sponsored Olympic Games since 1932 and the Speedmaster chronograph was a delicious way to rub that in rolex's face what do you have to realize is that Rolex didn't have anything else going for it at the time than the association with industry Pros a Rolex watch wasn't a pretty thing like an Omega not refined and well built it was solid but ugly in an industrial way the Olympics was the peak sporting event and Omega not only had that but the perfect watch for it as well so naturally just as a mega copied this at Mariner Rolex copied the Speedmaster it took five years but finally Rolex updated its chronograph to match the Speedmaster pushing the tachymeter outside the crystal adding a contrasting dial and beefing up the case size Omega responded a year later by expanding the Speedmaster to a still sizable 42 millimeters it's been over a century of tit for tap between Rolex and Omega with battles won and lost on both fronts in the case of the Speedmaster it was very much a victory for Omega and with the Daytona a hollow imitation as we're just about to find out so the Speedmaster professional goes by another name and that's the moonwatch because of course it was chosen by NASA to accompany the Apollo 11 crew on the historical mission to slap a Fresh coat on the painted gray disc on the underside of the Dome above our Flat Earth it's like the old joke how do you know that omega's watch has been to the Moon Omega will tell you via a series of increasingly tenuous Limited Editions Omega goes on and on about how it built the Speedmaster to be good enough to go into space but the reality is the brand bigwigs didn't even know a Speedmaster had been worn during a space mission until they saw the pictures of it on astronaut Ed White's wrist NASA did its initial testing independently of the Brand's sourcing directly from local Distributors and I can understand why can you imagine how clingy and needy they would have been if they'd known so NASA subjected a bunch of different chronographs to a barrage of tests that replicated the extreme conditions expected on a lunar Excursion and of course the Omega passed with flying colors the Rolex Daytona however was not so fortunate not to say that it failed the testing it turns out it wasn't even submitted this was 1964 and despite the Daytona having been out for over a year the U.S Rolex Distributors sent a pre-daytona 6238 it used the same valju72 chronograph as the Daytona which during testing stopped running twice it also succumbed to condensation during the humidity test and the hands failed against one another during the temperature test it's not the first time a Rolex has failed professional scrutiny a Submariner unable to meet the requirements of the U.S Navy in 1958. whichever way you slice it these Speedmaster has the Daytona lit and this is especially true of the movement back then when the Speedmaster had the caliber 321 and the Rolex the valjew 72 the difference was striking despite both being hand-wound column wheel movements it was the 3-2-1 that survived the NASA testing and it was the valju 72 that skipped and stopped and was generally unreliable in the extreme conditions but what about today the moon watch is still available with that same caliber 321 if you've got Daytona money or the 3861 if you don't rolex's latest Daytona has an engine in the form of the caliber 4130 an efficient and technically competent movement that has absolutely none of the coolness of either of omega's offerings the 4130 will keep itself wound and lasts 72 hours has a thick vertical clutch and an efficient minimal Parts count sounds about as sexy as a refrigerator sure the Omega movements barely scraped 50 hours and need winding by hand and the horizontal clutches just don't have the stutter-free start of the Rolex but who cares just look at the caliber 3861 and you'll see just in a picture why it's the movement that we want rather than need Rolex doesn't even bother putting it on show because who wants to see the innards of white goods seeing all the intricate Parts in the Omega is worth the asking Christ Alone which for the sapphire-backed version of the 3861 powered Speedmaster is almost half the price of the Daytona get on to the last reason why this Speedmaster is just so much better than the Daytona it would be amazing if you could subscribe to the channel growth is what keeps it alive so thank you to everyone who stuck with us all these years now as it happens the first watch worn on the moon wasn't on the wrist of the first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong because he wasn't wearing a watch at all seems a bit weak for the second man to wear the first watch but the reason for that actually makes the Speedmaster story even more endearing the mission timer in the lunar module had failed and so Neil had left his speed master behind to take over that's no marketing stunt that's the watch doing what it was built for and doing it exceptionally well but that's not what I want to tell you about once the Apollo 11 gang had landed Buzz's watch was whisked away to the Smithsonian to become one of the most hallowed exhibits on display but it never made it this was in 1969 years before people started stealing Rolex daytonas off the wrists of unsuspecting victims long before stealing watches was a thing and even before the Daytona was cool p people were stealing moonwatches that's right the reason aldrin's watch the original moonwash didn't make it is because it was stolen a fleet of vehicles was dispatched to collect this Precious Cargo but somehow it never made the trip NASA acted quickly seizing the speedmasters of Armstrong and Collins to replace it but the real prize has never since materialized that's why I think the Speedmaster beats out the Daytona in a head-to-head battle for Supremacy what do you think would you pick and why let me know in the comments below thanks for watching and see you next time

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Length: 11min 19sec (679 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 16 2023